Li Yan exited the airport security and took a taxi straight to her new home in Dongguan.
Cao Yang was waiting at home. The moment they saw each other, Li Yan tossed her luggage aside and leapt into his arms, wrapping her arms around his neck and legs around his waist, hanging onto him entirely.
"Yan Jie, you…"
"Don't talk. Kiss me!"
Cao Yang barely opened his mouth before Li Yan pressed hers against his, showering him with passionate kisses.
Yan Jie was getting increasingly wild and uninhibited.
Soon, the two of them were completely naked, engaging in a full-blown battle of passion.
Li Yan: "Meow, meow, meow…"
Cao Yang: "Woof, woof, woof…"
An hour later, Li Yan lay exhausted on Cao Yang, drenched in sweat and utterly spent.
Cao Yang held her with one arm and smoked with the other, recounting recent events.
Li Yan perked up upon hearing that Cao Yang had become a manager at Lushan International.
"What do you do as a manager every day?"
Cao Yang thought for a moment. "Seems like I don't do anything. Just a title. No responsibilities at all."
"That's so nice! How much do you earn per month?"
Cao Yang held up three fingers.
"Three thousand?"
"Thirty thousand."
"Really?" Li Yan's eyes widened in surprise.
Cao Yang nodded proudly. "Why would I lie? For someone like me, thirty thousand is already on the low end."
"Hehe…" Li Yan rubbed her head against him affectionately.
"Can you get me a job there too?"
"Why do you want to work there?"
"I don't care, even as a waitress it's fine."
"Waitresses don't make much, maybe eight or nine hundred a month."
"That's not bad. I make eight hundred, you make thirty thousand. That's 30,800. Divided by two, 15,400 each. Life would be great!"
"Who taught you to calculate like that?" Cao Yang gave her a sidelong glance. "Eight hundred is yours. Thirty thousand is mine. Got it?"
Li Yan frowned. "What do you mean? Just now we didn't care about ownership, and now you talk about money?"
"I'm not after your money. I'm just keeping an eye on it. With so many flashy women around, if I don't, you'd be swindled in days."
Li Yan started lecturing him, trying to 'brainwash' him, and Cao Yang felt insulted—as if he were a fool who needed protection.
"Don't worry, no one can swindle my money. I'm clever."
Cao Yang rolled his eyes.
"You clever? You got tricked by that little bitch Lei Yu for twenty thousand last time!"
"That was voluntary," Cao Yang defended Lei Yu, annoyed at Li Yan's harsh words.
"See? You're a fool—getting cheated and still defending them!"
"Remember, aside from your mother, I'm the one who treats you best. Other women can't be trusted, got it?"
Cao Yang rolled his eyes again, thinking about her initial attitude toward him. How could she say that with a straight face?
"By the way, the landlord for this house has already got the property certificate and has been urging me to pay the remaining balance and transfer ownership. I didn't know how to answer before. Now it's fine, we'll go to the property office tomorrow."
Cao Yang shook his head—he had plans to go to Shen City with Jie Ge to meet the Yihehui leaders.
Before he could speak, Li Yan pinched him.
"Why shake your head? Did you spend the money? On that little bitch Lei Yu?"
"No. I have something to do tomorrow. You go by yourself." Cao Yang handed her his bank card, still loaded with over 300,000 yuan.
Li Yan accepted it gleefully, slipping it into her bag. "Then give me your ID card. I'll handle the transfer."
Cao Yang shook his head again. "The police took my ID. I haven't gotten it back yet."
"What now? How can you transfer without an ID?"
"You don't have one? Then we transfer it under your name!"
Li Yan's eyes squinted into a delighted smile. She shyly said, "Really? Register it under my name? That means legally this house is mine."
Cao Yang nodded.
Li Yan's gaze lingered on him.
"Are you afraid I'll hog the house? Not let you stay? What will you do?"
"You're not that kind of person."
"What if I am? Just hypothetically."
"If that ever happens, what would you do to me?"
Cao Yang thought for a moment. "If that ever happens… you'd die."
"Ah? You'll kill me?"
"No, I won't kill you. I'll f***ing destroy you!"
He lunged like a fierce tiger.
"No! It's swollen already!" Li Yan screamed.
Cao Yang ignored her, giving her a warning: he wasn't joking.
"Meow, meow… meow, meow…"
The next day, Li Yan woke up to find Cao Yang already gone. She got dressed, walking somewhat awkwardly, and went out.
With the landlord, she went to the property office, completed the transfer, and received the property certificate. Seeing her name on it, she felt dizzy, as if dreaming.
Sitting on the sofa, staring at the certificate for over an hour, she couldn't suppress the smile creeping across her face. Soon, memories of when she first came to the city returned, and tears welled up.
Years ago, she came with classmates, whose relatives had some money and had bought a house in Dongguan. They had looked at Li Yan and her friends with disdain.
Li Yan remembered that night vividly—they spent the night in the living room, enduring insults. She vowed then: she would own a house someday and never be looked down upon again.
Reality had shown her how hard it was to buy a house in this city, and she had abandoned the idea—until now.
To think, Cao Yang had only been here a short while and already bought a house?
Recalling her initial poor attitude toward him, she felt a pang of fear—but luckily, he didn't hold a grudge. Otherwise, she wouldn't have this happy life. She decided she'd pamper him properly from now on.
She picked up her phone to call her two old friends.
"Hong Mei, what are you doing?"
"Still at your relative's garment factory?"
"Nothing much, just wondering if you've been in touch with Xiao Min recently?"
"Not really. Xiao Min is too gossipy. She keeps telling everyone I bought a house. So annoying!"
"Oh, really? You didn't tell me?"
"No, it's not big—160 square meters, downtown, 400,000 yuan, fully paid."
"Where did the money come from? Haha… actually, my boyfriend bought it for me. Come visit sometime."
"Hey Xiao Min, what are you doing?"
"Have you contacted Hong Mei recently? That big mouth keeps telling everyone about the house I bought. So annoying!"
"Ah, you didn't know? I thought she told you."
"Yes, not big—160 square meters, just 80 more than Hong Mei's relative."
"Downtown, 400,000, fully paid. Come visit sometime. We haven't met in so long!"